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Journal #17 Explain the difference between a Type A
personality and a Type B personality.
Which type best describes you? Or do you believe you are a combination of both?
What are some reasons you believe you have categorized your self in a particular personality type?
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ANALYZING THE CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS OF STRESS AND ANXIETY
April 24, 2012
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What Is Stress?
The body’s and mind’s reaction to everyday demands or threats; they may be real or imaginary.
It can be useful or harmful; energizing or exhausting.
Positive or negative depending on how it is perceived, managed, and used.
Stress Tolerance- amount of stress one can handle before you are unable to deal. Distress: Negative
Stress Eustress: positive
stress
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Anxiety An uneasy feeling or the act
of worrying about what may happen.
Sometimes confused with depression.
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Stressors: person, place, event or situation that places a demand on the mind and body
Biological: biochemical imbalances, mental or physical illnesses, and injuries.
Cognitive: the way you perceive a situation.
Environmental: poverty, pollution or natural disasters.
Personal Behavior: negative reactions in the body and mind due to drugs and/or alcohol.
Life: situations that happen at home, school, and in relationships.
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How Do I Know? Not to be confused with depression
or other mental illnesses.
Physical: headache, sweating, dry mouth, fatigue, tightness in chest.
Emotional: impatience, preoccupation, lost of interest, nightmares
Behavioral: carelessness, decreased productivity, withdrawal, loss of appetite.
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I am Whatever You Say I am Type A Personality- a competitive, high
achieving personality type.
Type B Personality- laid back, non-competitive personality.
Hardy Personality-able to stay healthy despite major or traumatic stressors.
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Should You Stay or Should you Go?
3 Stages from the reaction of Stress
GAS-General adaption syndrome
1. Alarm Stage: High Alert
2. Resistant Stage: Fighting Back
3. Exhaustion/Fatigue Stage: Loss of Energy
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Alarm: Fight or Flight Muscles Tense Increased heart
rate Breathing increase Pupils dilate More blood sent to
muscles Increased sweating Increased blood
pressure
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Resistance: Survivor The body tries to
repair itself from the stressful event and return back to normal state.
Body functions at a higher than normal level.
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Exhaustion/Fatigue
Results in a tired feeling.
Energy is depleted.
Body returns to normal if the stressor is no longer there.
Body goes back to alarm stage if stress is not resolved.
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Phone Booth Scenarios
Groups of 3 (Pick 3 Scenarios) Person #1: Pretend you are in this
situation and explain how you would feel and respond.
Person #2: Using the ACT technique and your notes to respond and give advise to person #1
Person #3: Was healthy advise given? Why or why not? What are some things you would change? Each person should write at least a paragraph
worth of responses.